surprise! Insulative pile is not a member of the fleece family. Rather than being one stretch of knit fabric, pile is made of cut staple fiber that's placed into a knit matrix. The fibers can stand taller than fleece tufts, so pile garments can be warmer. Pile can also be made of fabric blends like our GlenPile, which is a mixture of polyester and acrylic. The combination makes for a good-wicking fabric with an excellent warmth-to-weight ratio.
The plush side of the rug. Flat weaves do not have a pile.
The raised fibres of a carpet.
The surface of the rug, it is sometimes called the "nap" or "face."
It forms the face of the oriental rug formed by knotting the yarn to the wrap. Flat weaves do not have a pile.
A surface effect on fabric that has been formed by tufts or loops of fibers that stand up from the main body of the cloth such as velvet.
is a popular, warm fleecy fabric of 70% Orlon, 15% cotton and 15% polyester.
a fabric with a surface of upright ends, cut or looped, like velvet.
The mass of raised tufts formed from the strands of wool that have been cut at the carpet's surface. The pile produces the rug's soft, compact, furry surface.
The upright ends of yarn, whether cut or looped, that form the wearing surface of carpets or rugs. Sometimes called the face or nap of the carpet.
A woven fabric containing an extra set of yarns woven into the base of the fabric to produce the "hairlike" surface texture. Velvet, velveteen, corduroy, and fake fur are the most common pile fabrics.
the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave; "for uniform color and texture tailors cut velvet with the pile running the same direction"
The raised surface, silk or wool, of a knotted carpet; the length of the pile varies greatly, depending, apart from the condition of the carpet, on the place of origin.
Also called the knot, it creates the pattern. Knots in rugs are primarily of two types : Symmetric and Asymmetric.
The visible surface of a carpet.
The face of a carpet, the part you see when you walk into a carpeted room.
A soft polyester material that is a substitute for wool in cold conditions.
The raised surface of a rug formed by the weaving of the yarn which projects from the foundation.
The material (fiber) used for weaving rugs. The main pile materials are wool,silk and cotton.
The upper surface of rugs and carpets, usually looped or cut.
Describes the surface of some carpets and fabrics, produced by an extra set of looped filling yarns which are cut and sheared.
The face value of the threads that create the design of rug. Pile is generically referred to as the height of the threads on the face. Cut pile is when the threads are cut and the end product has a plush surface. Knotted pile is where the threads are feed back end to form a loop surface.
Soft, thick textured fabrics such as terry, corduroy and velvet, resulting from changing tension in the warp to create loops.
The surface of a rug composed of an infinite number of loops of warp threads, or else of an infinite number of free ends of either warp or of weft, or filling, threads that stand erect from the foundation. In a looped pile rug the loops are uncut; in a cut pile rug the same or similar loops are cut, either in the loom during weaving or by a special shearing tool.
Face of the rug where the knot ends are cut, normally made of wool or silk.
The length of the fibres on the roller cover. Also referred to as nap.
The visible wear surface of carpet, consisting of yarn tufts in loop and/or cut configuration. Sometimes called the face or nap of the carpet.
A surface effect formed by tufts or loops of yarn which stand up from the body of the cloth, or carpet.
The cut ends of the pile knots, which Project from the rug. Rugs without pile are known as the flat waves.
Pile fabric has a cut or uncut height to it creating a soft, velvety raised surface.
It consists of wool yarn individually hand tied around the warp string, which forms the face and body of oriental rugs. Most hand woven rugs have a wool pile, however; some rugs have silk pile as well as combinations of wool and silk. Flat weaves do not have a pile. Resilience Ability of carpet pile or cushion to recover original thickness after being subjected to compressive forces or crushing under traffic.
Nap of the rug created when the knotted wool is sheared.
Surface of the rug, formed by the cut ends of the knots or tufts attached to the rug's foundation.
The surface fibers or tufts of a carpet, cut or left uncut. The face yarns or fibers of a carpet which make up the surface.
Raised loops or other yarns or fibers deliberately emplaced to stand away from the surface of the fabric.
The surface texture of certain fabrics, such as velvet, plush, and carpeting. Sometimes called the "loft" or "height".
Tiny, stand-up threads that form the surface of certain fabrics such as velvets and corduroys.
Cut or looped yarns that form the top surface of carpet or rugs.
The nap of the rug or the tufts remaining after the knotted yarns are clipped.
Pile is raised loops, cut interlacings of double cloths or tufts (cut loops), and other erect yarns or fibers deliberately produced on cloth which form all or part of the surface of the fabric.
Fleece, used in summer sleeping bags.
A fabric construction in which loops are added to the base. These loops can remain intact, or their tops can be cut. Terry cloth is an example of a pile fabric in which the loops remain intact, and velvet and corduroy are examples of pile fabrics in which the loops are cut and brushed.
Nap of the rug. The tufts remaining after the knotted yarn is clipped.